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Sumaya Bint El Hassan
Sumaya or Suemaya (Arabic: , ) is an Arabic feminine given name. List of notable bearers * Sumaya Awad, Palestinian American writer and activist * Sumayyah bint Khayyat (died 615), first female Muslim martyr * Sumaya Farhat Naser (born 1948), Palestinian peace activist * Princess Sumaya bint Hassan (born 1971), princess of Jordan * Soumaya Khalifa, American executive of Egyptian origin * Soumaya Mestiri (born 1976), Tunisian philosopher * Soumaya Naamane Guessous, Moroccan sociologist * Soumaya Keynes (born 1989), British economist and member of the Keynes family *Somaya Ramadan Somaya Yehia Ramadan (; 1951 - 20 August 2024) was an Egyptian academic, translator and writer. She is mainly known for her 2001 novel ''Awraq Al-Nargis'', published in English as ''Leaves of Narcissus'' that won the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Lit ... (1951-2024), Egyptian writer and translator {{given name Arabic-language feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns language codes to 32 varieties of Arabic, including its standard form of Literary Arabic, known as Modern Standard Arabic, which is derived from Classical Arabic. This distinction exists primarily among Western linguists; Arabic speakers themselves generally do not distinguish between Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic, but rather refer to both as ( "the eloquent Arabic") or simply ' (). Arabic is the List of languages by the number of countries in which they are recognized as an official language, third most widespread official language after English and French, one of six official languages of the United Nations, and the Sacred language, liturgical language of Islam. Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities around the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language until after 200 CE and as the Sacred language, liturgical language of Judaism (since the Second Temple period) and Samaritanism. The language was Revival of the Hebrew language, revived as a spoken language in the 19th century, and is the only successful large-scale example of Language revitalization, linguistic revival. It is the only Canaanite language, as well as one of only two Northwest Semitic languages, with the other being Aramaic, still spoken today. The earliest examples of written Paleo-Hebrew alphabet, Paleo-Hebrew date back to the 10th century BCE. Nearly all of the Hebrew Bible is written in Biblical Hebrew, with much of its present form in the dialect that scholars believe flourish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martyr
A martyr (, ''mártys'', 'witness' Word stem, stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In colloquial usage, the term can also refer to any person who suffers a significant consequence in protest or support of a cause. In the martyrdom narrative of the remembering community, this refusal to comply with the presented demands results in the punishment or execution of an individual by an oppressor. Accordingly, the status of the 'martyr' can be considered a posthumous title as a reward for those who are considered worthy of the concept of martyrdom by the living, regardless of any attempts by the deceased to control how they will be remembered in advance. Insofar, the martyr is a relational figure of a society's boundary work that is produced by collective memory. Originally applied only to those who suffered for their religious b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islam
Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world's Major religious groups, second-largest religious population after Christians. Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a Fitra, primordial faith that was revealed many times through earlier Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophets and messengers, including Adam in Islam, Adam, Noah in Islam, Noah, Abraham in Islam, Abraham, Moses in Islam, Moses, and Jesus in Islam, Jesus. Muslims consider the Quran to be the verbatim word of God in Islam, God and the unaltered, final revelation. Alongside the Quran, Muslims also believe in previous Islamic holy books, revelations, such as the Torah in Islam, Tawrat (the Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Gospel in Islam, Injil (Gospel). They believe that Muhammad in Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. In Western culture, the idioms "" and "being on first-name terms" refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or Gentile name, ''gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumaya Awad
Sumaya Awad is a Palestinian Americans, Palestinian American writer and activist based in New York City. She directs strategy and communications for the Adalah Justice Project, and co-edited the book ''Palestine: A Socialist Introduction'', published in 2020. Career Awad is Director of Strategy and Communications for the Adalah Justice Project, and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. With Bill V. Mullen, Awad created the website Against Canary Mission in 2018, intended to counter the Canary Mission Blacklisting, blacklist of Palestine solidarity activists. Awad co-edited the book ''Palestine: A Socialist Introduction'' with brian bean. The book was published by Haymarket Books in December 2020. On October 13, 2023, Awad appeared on NY1 to discuss the Gaza war. She was present at Jewish Voice for Peace's October 27 protest at Grand Central Terminal, where she told ''The New York Times'' that she was calling on the United States government to "follow the guidance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumayyah Bint Khayyat
Sumeyah (; ), was the first member of the ''Umma'' (community) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad to become a martyr (). Shortly after she was martyred, her husband Yasir ibn Amir was also killed for his conversion to Islam, making him the first male martyr (). Her full name is said to be Sumayya bint Khabbat or Sumayya bint Khayyat. Her son was Ammar ibn Yasir. Early life She was a slave of Abu Hudhayfa ibn al-Mughira, a member of the Makhzum clan in Mecca.Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari. ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk''. Translated by Landau-Tasseron, E. (1998). ''Volume 39: Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors'', pp. 29-30, 116-117. Albany: State University of New York Press. Her master gave her in marriage to Yasir ibn Amir, who was from the Malik clan of the Madh'hij tribe in Yemen. After coming to Mecca to look for a lost brother, he had decided to settle there under Abu Hudhayfa's protection. Sumayyah gave birth to their son Ammar c.566. Yasir also h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumaya Farhat Naser
Sumaya Farhat Naser (, born 11 June 1948 in Bir Zeit) is a Palestinian peace activist in the West Bank. Life Born to a Palestinian Christian family, she attended ''Talitha Kumi'', a boarding school in Beit Jala which was founded by Lutheran deaconesses in the 19th century. After gaining her university entrance qualification, she studied biology, geography and education at the University of Hamburg, Germany and received a doctor's degree in applied botany. Between 1982 and 1997 she was a university lecturer in botany and ecology at the Palestinian Birzeit University north of Ramallah. Between 1997 and 2001 she was the manager of the Palestinian Jerusalem Center for Women, working for peace together with the Israeli group Bat Shalom. Sumaya Farhat-Naser is known for her clear expressions of opinion in the media, and particularly for her various projects, in which she motivates Palestinian women to work on a peaceful resolution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Publicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Sumaya Bint Hassan
Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan (born 14 May 1971) is a princess of Jordan and a first cousin of Abdullah II of Jordan, King Abdullah II. Early life Princess Sumaya was born in Amman on 14 May 1971, and is the second daughter to Prince Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath al-Hassan. She received her primary education at the Amman Baptist School in Jordan, and subsequently at the International Community School in Amman. Princess Sumaya later attended Sherborne School for Girls in Dorset, in England. She went on to graduate from the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London with a Bachelor of Arts in the History of Art, specializing in Early Sources of Islamic Art and Architecture. Public life In 1991, Princess Sumaya founded the Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT), and has served as the Chairman of PSUT's Board of Trustees ever since. Her aim was to build a regional hub for IT research and development, and today Princess Sumaya University for Technol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soumaya Khalifa
Soumaya Khalifa is the founder and executive director of the ''Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta''. She is an American Muslim of Egyptian origin, with a career in Human Resources and a consulting practice specializing in intercultural communications, leadership development and corporate diversity. Background and education Soumaya Khalifa was born in Alexandria, Egypt and moved to Houston, Texas at the age of 9. She holds an undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of Houston and after moving to Atlanta, Georgia in 1988, received an MBA in human resources from Georgia State University Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a Public university, public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is al .... Professional activity The Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta In August 2001, Khalifa invited a group of Atlantans to launch the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soumaya Mestiri
Soumaya Mestiri (born 1976) is a Tunisian philosopher. Life After her studies, she was a lecturer at the University Paris, where she supported a thesis in 2003 entitled "The Conception of the Person in the Philosophy of John Rawls: Trial of Reconstruction of the Theory of Justice as Equity," in front of a jury chaired by Emmanuel Picavet, and also including Catherine Audard and Monique Canto-Sperber. Next, she conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Louvain-la-Neuve and, in 2005, returned to teach in Tunisia. She was a professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Tunis. Her thesis was published as a book in 2007 by the House of the Sciences of the Man and was renamed ''From the Individual to the Citizen: Rawls and the Problem of the Person'', followed in 2009 by another book, ''Rawls: Justice and Equity''. She started studying the philosophical texts of the Arab-Muslim tradition, translating and commenting on the medieval Persian philosopher Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soumaya Naamane Guessous
Soumaya Naamane Guessous is a Moroccan sociologist, champion of women's rights, and columnist. She is best known as author of the book ''Au-delà de toute pudeur'', first published in 1988, about the sexual life of Moroccan women. Based on Naamane Guessous' academic research in the 1980s among 500 women of different social backgrounds and ages, the book became soon a best-seller in Morocco, selling 40.000 copies in 5 years, and was dubbed "a little revolution" in the French presse, observing that "the first time a 'decent woman', a Muslim, calls a spade a spade". She graduated as a doctor in sociology at the Université Paris VIII and teaches at the Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines of Ben M'Sick, part of University Hassan II in Casablanca. She has done extensive research about women's rights, family law, women's sexual life, and the social condition of single mothers. Naamane Guessous has launched a campaign for the transmission of Moroccan citizenship by the mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
